Aquatic vehicle



E. HABY Oct. 22, 1929.

AQUATIC VEHICLE Filed Aug. 15,

1928 2 Shaets-Sheet Oct. 22, 1929., E. HABY AQUATIC VEHICLE Filed Aug. 15, 1928 2Sheets-$heet 2 Inventor Emil Hdby By%wmk .Attarnqy fll ctm 22 192 Elllllljh BABY, U1! LAItIPASAft, TEXAd .dtl'UAJDIG VEHICLE Application filed august 15, was. Serial Itto. 299,849).

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in aquatic vehicles and aims to provide a novel, simple and useful device whereby travelling may be expedited on water and wherein an individual may move front place to place upon. a body of water without requiring the services of a motor or other character of boat vehicle of this character will prove to highly amusing to bathers as well as useful to those actually desiring to travel from one place to another upon a body of water.

Other objects will become apparent as the nature of the invention is better understood,

it the ooinprisingthe novel form, cornbh nation and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described, shown in the accompanying drawing and clairned.

in the drawing wherein like reference chart l actors indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views:

Figure l. is side elevation of my improved vehicle p .l igure 2 is a top plan view thereof,

Figure 8 is a vertical section through one of the adjustable coupling members for the front rear pontoon supporting bars,

igure 4 is a detail transverse section taken substantially upon the line 4% of Figure l a somewhat enlarged scale more clearly disclosing the preferred type of adjustable connection between certain members of the ole frame and shaft and pontoon supportunits, and l ure 5 i a transverse section through the erred type of pontoon employed in conc on with the present device.

rings my novel aquatic vehicle consists of J 5 which includes generally a horizonbar the forward end of which is Jed with a vertically extending lightly in ed hearing 7 the rear end thereof l ci constructed of depending and inclined orts ti the lugs of which are hollow in 'lfrin urtherniore depending from the horizon f u r fl of this frame slightly rearwardly of enter thereof is a fork ft the legs of which helluva having particular reference to the Arranged upon the horizontal frame bar 6 rearwardl of this fork 9 is a suitable seat 10. Associa ed with the lower end of the fork that ends of which are equipped with cranks it associated with the ends of which have suitable foot pedals 15.

Journaled within the bearings at the forward end of the horizontal frame bar fl is a shaft 16 the lower end of which is equipped with an inclined fork 17, the upper end thereof terminating into anelongated rearwardly extending bar 18 the end of which isconstructed with suitable handle bars l9l9 that terminate slightly forwardly of said seat 10.

The bars of the legs of said forks ti, 9 and 17 are square shape as illustrated in lfigure it while slidable therethrough are depending square shaped. bars 20 adapted to be rigidly secured in predetermined adjusted position by set screws 21 threaded through openings in the legs of the forlr by set screws 22.

.tldjustably arranged upon the bars FZOassoM ciated with the foremost forlrs 9 and it? are collars 23. Idaid collars are formed inter mediate their ends with sleeves 24leach of which is equipped with a set screw 25.

Arranged horizontally through the sleeve of the collars associated with said forlcs 9 and l? are cross bars 26 and it? and adjustably arranged upon the opposite ends thereof are suitable pontoons Q6% and 2W-Efffl 'llhese pontoons may be of any suitable design preferably as disclosed,

Arranged between the bars 20 of the rearrnost forlr 8 at the lower ends thereofis an inclined shaft bearing fitthrough which is journaled the rear end of an adjustable shaft 29 the extreme rear end of which is equipped with a water propeller 30.

its disclosed this shaft is inclined so that the rear end thereof together with the pro- 95 peller will always be beneath the surface of llti ill

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that has mesh with said manually rotated beveled gear 12 with the obvious result that the turning of the said-gear 12 will cause the actuation of the propeller 30.

' Arranged between the legs of the foremost fork 17 is a shaft bearing 32 through which is journaled a shaft 33, the major portion of which is flexible while the forward end thereof is equipped with an air propeller 34:.

The rear end of this shaft is journaled within a bearing associated with the forward end of the frame 11 and is equipped inwardly of this bearing with a bevel gear 36 that has mesh with the manually controlled, gear 12 so that the rotation of this gear will also cause the rotation of the air propeller 34.

It will thus be seen that I have provided a novel. simple and useful aquatic vehicle that is well adapted for all of the purposes heretofore designated and even though I have herein shown and described the invention as consisting of certain detail structural elements it is nevertheless to be understood that changes may be made therein without affecting the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is:

1. In an aquatic vehicle of the class described, a frame having a depending intermediate fork and a depending inclined fork at its rear end, a vertically inclined depending fork mounted for rotation at its upper end within the forward end of said frame, a seat associated with said frame, steering means associated with the upper end of said foremost fork, supporting pontoons associated with the lower end of said intermediate and foremost fork, a water propeller associated with the rear end of the frame and extending below the lower surface of said pontoon, an air propeller associated with the foremost fork and manually operable means whereby to cause the rotation of said propeller.

2. In an aquatic vehicle of the class described, a frame-having a depending inter- I mediate fork and a depending inclined fork at its rear end, a vertically inclined depending fork mounted for rotation at its upper end within the forward end of said frame, a seat associated with said frame, steering means associated with the upper end of said foremost fork, supporting pontoons associated with the lower end of'said intermediate and foremost fork, a water propeller associated with the rear end of the frame and extending below the lower surface of said pontoon, an air. propeller associated with the foremost fork and manually operable means whereby to cause the rotation of said propeller, means between the pontoon and said fork whereby the pontoons may be raised or lowered with respect to the fork and means between the water propeller and said frame whereby said propeller may be raised and lowered then complement to the adjustment of said pontoon.

3. In an aquatic vehicle of the class described, a frame having a depending intermediate fork and a depending inclined fork at its rear end, a vertically inclined depending fork mounted for rotation at its upper end within the forward end of said frame, a seat associated with said frame, steering means associated with the upper end of said foremost fork, supporting pontoons associated with the lower end of said intermediate and foremost fork, a manually controlled gear mounted for rotation between the legs of the intermediate fork forwardly and rearwardly extending shafts associated with the frame andoperatively associated at theirinner ends with said gear, a water propeller upon the rear end of the rear shaft and an air propeller upon the forward end of the foremost shaft.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

EMIL HABY. 

